We don’t often blog about drinks, given our forte is food, but we are making an exception for world gin day. And, believe it or not, we also have a gin-based recipe, but more of that in a while. The organisers of World Gin Day, now in its 9th year, must be rubbing their hands […]

We’re all used to fish and chip Friday but it’s even better that today is also National Fish and Chip Day. Believe it or not, as a nation we spend £1.2bn on the battered good stuff every year, eating our way through an amazing 382 million portions! We were intrigued by a recent survey which […]

We have been enjoying Great British Beef Week here in the SK kitchen. It’s one of the meats we use most and if you are a customer at one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, the chances are that you have eaten one of our dishes. Beef burritos and chilli beef muffins are just two examples. […]

We love our food-themed events here in the SK kitchen as they give us the chance to be creative, so when we discovered there was a National Garlic Day, the five of us were fighting over who should provide the recipe. The reason for this is that garlic is one of the staples in our […]

The life of a development chef. Where do I begin? After so many years spent working in restaurant kitchens, I admit stepping into a development kitchen involved plenty of adjustment.But now, I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. Working 9-5 obviously has its benefits, especially after so long working ridiculous hours in hot […]

In a previous life, I worked making food for the airline industry making airline food. Unfortunately, unless you are lucky enough to have travelled first class with BA, Virgin, Emirates or American, you would never have tried the food I made. But do you know the difference between food in first class and standard class? […]

I always find it funny how so many non-Irish people celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Poor St David, St George and St Andrew don’t get a look in when it comes to St Paddy’s Day. When it comes down to it I think it’s because we all just love the idea of the ‘craic’ and an excuse […]

It’s British Pie Week I would like to start off with the question that is on absolutely no-one’s mind, who really did eat all the pies? Depending on who you believe, it originated from a football chant aimed at Victorian goalkeeper known, affectionately we hope, as William ‘Fatty’ Foulke. At 24 stone, he is the […]

Whilst we’re all for tradition but who’s up for an alternative Christmas dinner this year? After all, by the time the 25th comes around, the chances are you have already had your fill of turkey dinners, what with office Christmas parties and alike, so why put yourself through it again? By the time you have had […]